France 1809-B 1/2 franc

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Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 71426
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This specimen was lot 71426 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. Demi Franc (1/2 Franc), 1809-B. Rouen Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS Genuine--Holed, Fine Details. Though holed, this circulated minor offers a chance at slightly SCARCER type at a much more affordable bid level. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Bill Applegate at Grand Central Numismatic Convention in New York City on 6 November 1980 for $2)." This type was struck 1809-14. It was demonetized in 1869. The catalog[2] notes 64 date-mintmark combinations for the type, most scarce and some very rare.

Recorded mintage: 14,000[2], a very scarce date.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, plain edge. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Catalog reference: F.178/2, KM-691.2; Gad-399.

Sources:

  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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